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Memory and cognitive changes are common with epilepsy, affecting up to 70% of people with the condition. These changes can impact your ability to learn, remember, and make decisions. This can happen due to:
- The direct effects of epilepsy on brain areas controlling cognition
- Memory difficulties in the minutes or hours Show Full Answer
Since my car accident I've been told I have short term memory loss. I've learned to live with it . I would be like did I pay the rent oh shoot I forgot to call a Dr or someone else did I take my medicine
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member Like you, I remember just about everything growing up, but lately some things get fuzzy around the edges.
Yeah I still do remember the old days growing up - music, movies, tv of the ‘80s. It was then that I remember getting those funny feelings in my stomach every now and then. Those turned out to be aura due to the seizures, so I started taking meds for epilepsy. And since then, I may have far less seizures, but I have a tougher time remembering everything.
I have this same problem everyday. Did I take my meds? What did I come in here for? What was i just saying again? What are we talking about? Then having to explain the stopping In mid convo to have try and think really hard and fast about what we are conversing about so I dont have to explain myself. It is so hard
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